Tab Marich hridayam anumana

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 26 · Aranya Kand

Chaupai Text

तब मारीच हृदयँ अनुमाना। नवहि बिरोधें नहिं कल्याना॥ सस्त्री मर्मी प्रभु सठ धनी। बैद बंदि कबि भानस गुनी॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

taba mārīca hṛdayaṃ anumānā। navahi virodheṃ nahiṃ kalyānā॥ sastrī marmī prabhu satha dhanī। baida bandi kabi bhānasa gunī॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Then Maricha reflected in his heart that there is no good in opposing these nine kinds of persons: one armed with weapons, a knower of secrets, a lord, a fool, a wealthy man, a physician, a bard, a poet, and a cook.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 26 from Aranya Kand, in the episode “Golden Deer and Maricha's Death”. The episode describes Maricha disguising as a golden deer, his death by Rama's arrow, and receiving liberation.

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